Udhayanidhi Stalin of DMK won the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 44.76% of 140,741 votes cast. The winning margin over Selvam. D (TVK) was 7,140 votes, or 5.07 percentage points. DMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
DMK
Winning party
44.76%
Winner vote share
7,140
Margin (5.07%)
DMK → DMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udhayanidhi Stalin Winner | DMK | 62,992 | 44.76% |
| 2 | Selvam. D 2nd | TVK | 55,852 | 39.68% |
| 3 | Aadirajaram | ADMK | 16,507 | 11.73% |
| 4 | Aysha | NTK | 2,971 | 2.11% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 643 | 0.46% |
| 6 | Mohammed Yasser | Bahujan Samaj Party | 244 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Agni Aalvar | IND | 243 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Mirza Safder Ali | IND | 185 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Rajeshkumar. K | IND | 154 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Irfan Basha | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 145 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Rajasekar. S | IND | 115 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Syeed Layak Bhasha | IND | 83 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Ayisha | IND | 72 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Bharathkumar. G | IND | 69 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Mohamed Meera. A | IND | 68 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Selvam. K | IND | 43 | 0.03% |
| 17 | Saamy. S.K. Dr | IND | 40 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Mohamed Dharik. I | IND | 38 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Selvam. K | IND | 37 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Vijaya Kumar. B | IND | 34 | 0.02% |
| 21 | Kumar. M | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 22 | Selvam ( Alias ) Harinarayanan | IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 23 | Athimulam | IND | 30 | 0.02% |
| 24 | Milany. P | IND | 30 | 0.02% |
| 25 | Seenivasan. L | IND | 29 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Selvam ( Alias ) Venkatesh | IND | 26 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Arumugam. C | IND | 25 | 0.02% |
How Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UDHAYANIDHI STALIN | DMK | 67.89% |
| 2026 | UDHAYANIDHI STALIN | DMK | 44.76% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -23.13 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.